[OS X TeX] BibDesk + CVS Checkout?

[Jung-Tsung Shen]

Just want to report back for those who also have cross-platform needs.

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JabRef on Windows can display correctly the .bib file (created by
BibDesk on Mac, and checked in from Mac via CVS).
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Both JabRef and BibDesk can link to the physical electronic copies of
papers. Now the next thing to figure out is if they can coexist ... By
that I mean, the "local url" fields created by each program does not
conflict with each other. So on Mac, the link correctly bring me to
the linked papers stored on Mac; while on Windows, the link correctly
bring me tot he copies on Windows.

JT  
 

On 9/15/05, Jung-Tsung Shen <jushen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Adam. The devloper of JabRef said at sourceforge that the
> Windows installer will be ready in a couple of days. :-)
> 
> Regards,
> JT
> 
> On 9/15/05, Adam Maxwell <amaxwell at mac.com> wrote:
> > JT,
> >
> > This sounds like a bug in the Windows program, although I don't have any experience with that software.  Try using JabRef from <http://jabref.sourceforge.net/>, which is platform-independent (and free).  I know a number of people who use BibDesk and JabRef together, and haven't heard of any problems.
> >
> > regards,
> > Adam
> >
> >
> > On Thursday, September 15, 2005, at 03:34PM, Jung-Tsung Shen <jushen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Thanks for the information, Mike.
> > >
> > >Here I would like to report the first experiment with negative result.
> > >
> > >Program info:
> > >--------------------
> > >BibTex on Mac.
> > >BibTeXManager on Windows ( http://www.imamod.ru/~vab/bibtexmng/   )
> > >
> > >CVS system:
> > >--------------------
> > >CVSNT on both Mac and Windows (although the Windows is adopted as
> > >server, so the CVSNT on Mac doesn't have effect in the description
> > >below)
> > >
> > >CVS client:
> > >-------------------
> > >MacCVSClient X on Mac
> > >TortoiseCVS on WIndows
> > >
> > >--------------------
> > >
> > >What I did:
> > >
> > >(1) On Mac, in BibDesk, I enabled autofile. There's a field "local
> > >URL" in my bib databse with file name myBib.bib, which specifies the
> > >local path to the physical file/paper.
> > >
> > >(2) Imported module from Mac.
> > >
> > >(3) Checked out module from Windows.
> > >
> > >(4) Open myBib.bib using BibTexManager on Windows.
> > >
> > >For those with file links, the "title" of those records which has file
> > >link is invisible!!
> > >
> > >Not knowing too much about both bibtex programs, I played around to
> > >enable/disable various kinds of options, including the "URL" option on
> > >BibTeXManager, but still in vain.
> > >
> > >Of course the problem seems to be on the Windows side. Does anyone
> > >have encountered the same problem and come up a solution?
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >JT
> > >
> > >On 9/15/05, Michael McCracken <michael_mccracken at mac.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On Sep 15, 2005, at 11:40 AM, mark oilcan wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Will BibDesk 2.0 break this sort of functionality? I hope not in
> > >> > that I
> > >> > have a similar set-up where my .bib file might be modified by means
> > >> > other than BibDesk. It seems like having to reimport and export each
> > >> > time I use BibDesk will be a bit of a pain compared to the way it
> > >> > works
> > >> > now. (I understand that the trade off is added functionality in other
> > >> > areas, but it just turns out that I don't see myself using those. I
> > >> > don't doubt that I'm in the minority, though).
> > >> >
> > >> > Mark A
> > >>
> > >> The answer is probably No and Yes.
> > >>
> > >> As planned, BibDesk 2 will still do everything that BibDesk 1 does.
> > >>
> > >> What we're doing for BD2 (slowly, I admit) is adding the ability to
> > >> read a new file format that lets you store a lot more information
> > >> and organize things better. We'll support easy import and export
> > >> from regular BibTeX files, but if you still want to use BibTeX as your
> > >> main format, especially if you want to work with Windows/Linux/etc,
> > >> you'll
> > >> be able to do it, since opening .bib files in BD2 will act exactly
> > >> as it does now.
> > >>
> > >> So, for those who don't envision using new organizational features,
> > >> don't worry.
> > >> I expect that new features will be added to both the .bib editing
> > >> capabilities
> > >> and the new format for a long time - there are no plans of dropping
> > >> support
> > >> for editing BibTeX!
> > >>
> > >> -mike
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>      Michael McCracken
> > >>      michael_mccracken at mac.com
> > >>      http://michael-mccracken.net/
> > >>
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